the livy got a facelift

head over to my etsy site to check out the new livy :) 

i love her pleats but she was quite a bore with no pocket, soooo...

i gave her a groovy pocket today.

www.chelsburleson.etsy.com

lovely rita meter maid

where would i be without you? give me a wink, and make me think of you :)

gotta love the beatles...

stellar pocket

touch o' fun

waltzing matilda

waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda, who'll come a waltzing matilda with me?

remember that song? haha love it.

well this is matilda. and ironically, she's very good at waltzing.

made of fabric circa 1970, she's groovy, baby.

but then a touch of lace adds the charm.
polka dot waistband with a wooden button.

a sweet gathered pocket, i love the contrast in fabrics here.

back...l-o-v-e it.

poppin' penelope

pop it like it's hot, penelope...

this one is funky, unique, and has some great color combos going on :)

close up of waistband and complimenting fabrics
pocket... the geometric shape of it vibes with the octagonal shape going on.
penelope's behind

oh please eloise!

eloise

** this fabric is from the 1970's and was a large panel displayed as wall art when my parents were first married. very special fabric, very special apron!

gathered pocket
sweet pleat
it's kind of disguised in this crazy fabric ;)

good golly miss mollie!

mollie

some gathers, lace, and a rad pocket
close up

and the back...i love this ribbon!

you picked a fine time to leave me lucille

lucille...

i was asked to make a pink apron, and i came up with this :)

two pleated pockets on the top peplum
pom pom fringe...oh so girly!

her hot pink back side!

lucie in the sky with diamonds...

this one's for the birthday girl, Lucie!

she's a hardcore Texas Tech Alum...we have a sweet rivalry going between my baylor bears and her red raiders :)
pocket!

tag

lucie's rear, heehee.

what a nice rear you have, Luce! you've been working out haven't you?

"you are a sewing machine!" says Suzy...tis true!

cheers to collette!

*she's for sale on etsy

three gores and a funky pocket make up a really girly, cheery apron

there's a wocket in my pocket, oh wait, those are just some darling ruffles :)
clean seamed too!
buttons on each bottom corner

backside

etta...

At last, my love has come along, my lonely days are over, and life is like a song

*nota bene: this is made of barkcloth from the 1940s...does that make etta a vintage piece?

precious pleats

ribbons galore! i like that i used two ribbons here...and they are only sewn together on the front of the apron, after that, they're on their own! adds some dimension i thought...

etta is sold! but there's more where that came from if you'd like one out of that same awesome 1940s barkcloth!

and this one is MINE! haha. i have neglected myself throughout this apron journey,

so the nellie is mine, all mine.

i'm hooked on pleats...

of course, her backside...i just like you to get an idea of the ribbon and the finish...and what your rear will look like when you're wearing your apron...lol

take care!!

greetings georgina!

a sweet halfer for Lauren...if you haven't noticed, the past few aprons have been for that ordering fool named Lauren. haha. She ordered seven, and i only have two left to make :)

a cheery waistband
pocket made of scraps...i like them better this way!

rick rack attack

back side...don't mind that wine bottle on the table, lol

i really only bought it bc of the label, i promise!

i just realized, there's not a button on here...i will probably add one the minute i get home from work today...haha...it wouldn't be a chapron without one!